Benue APC crisis: Agada faction nominates candidates for council poll

The situation rocking the Benue authorities section of the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Benue State is deepening by the time arsenic the Mr. Austin Agada-led enforcement committee has nominated 23 Chairmanship and 276 councillorship candidates for the forthcoming Local Government predetermination scheduled for October 5th successful the state.

The Agada-led enforcement committee backed by the Secretary to the authorities of the federation, Sen George Akume was sacked by Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje led the nationalist moving committee (NWC) of the enactment past week.

In defiance of a Benue authorities High tribunal bid procured by Agada to halt his removal from office, Ganduje subsequently inaugurated a 7 subordinate Caretaker committee led by Mr. Benjamin Omale to tally the affairs of the enactment successful the state.

Relying connected the tribunal bid that okayed his continuous enactment successful office, the Agada-led enforcement committee conducted primaries connected Saturday successful each the wards office crossed the 23 section authorities areas of the authorities to prime the candidates for the poll.

Agada successful a connection made disposable to the Guardian connected Monday successful Abuja explained that the superior predetermination was conducted done consensus/affirmations successful astir section governments and assembly wards

Speaking connected the development, Hon. Samuel Atsuku, who participated successful the superior predetermination successful Tarka Local Government, attributed the occurrence of the party’s superior election, mostly to the committedness of stakeholders of the enactment successful the Local Government Area.

Atsuku thanked the people, peculiarly the enactment faithful for conducting themselves peacefully.

He congratulated the chairmanship campaigner of Tarka Local Government, Hon. Koryave Isaac Aondaver, and each councilorship candidates who emerged from the information exercise.

In Katsina-Ala Local Government Area Hon. Simon Aluor, who besides took portion successful the primaries, said that APC has shown bully illustration successful orderliness and peace, helium thanked enactment faithful for the spot successful the APC.

In Gboko, the primaries ended connected a peaceful enactment arsenic Hon. Basil Yina emerged arsenic the enactment emblem bearer successful the forthcoming section authorities election.

In Otukpo, the enactment faithful successful the country voted successful affirmation of their preferred Chairmanship aspirant, Oleho Augustine, Party men trouped retired successful their numbers and queued down the chairmanship campaigner to affirm their enactment for his candidature.

Speaking soon aft the exercise, the APC Party Chairman of Guma Local Government Hon. Lazarus Asema, described the process arsenic peaceful and lauded the enactment of the APC successful the authorities for effectual enactment and due organization.

In their abstracted interactions with the media, Hon. Abua Yaji and Hon. Fidelis Audu expressed their restitution with the process and commended stakeholders successful the Local Governments for the palmy superior election.

The exercise, however, had the pursuing arsenic Chairmanship candidates:

Hon. Elias Arugwu Ogbu for Ado, Hon Egnr Tarkaa Solomon N for Konshisha, Hon. Chia Bernard Terna, Vandeikya, Barr. Atom Phillip, Kwande, Hon, Andrew Ocheme, Ogbadibo, Hon. Ogbole Mathew Ebere, Obi , Barr. Napoleon Otache for Agatu, Hon Elias Arugwu Ogbu, Ado, Hon. Eje John Elvis for Apa, Hon. Washima Tersoo Haris, Katsina-Ala, Hon. Ajeh Godwin Ogah, Ohimini, Hon. Akombo Stephen for Logo, Hon Terver Agwaza for Ukum, Hon Benjamin Atoza, Gwer, Hon. Denise China Gwer-west, Hon Vincent Zaatsa Apera, Guma, Hon. James Gbamwuan Agudu Buruku, Hon Tyopaase Benjamin, Ushongo, Mrs. Ene Ameh JP, Okpokwu, Hon. Jonathan Shimgbe, Makurdi and Hon. Jackson Udama for Oju.